BELGIUM (Royaume de Belgique—Koninkrijk België)
- Flag:
The colors represent the country’s coat of arms – black for shield, gold for lion, and red for the lion’s claws and tongue. The vertical layout follows the French tricolore. - Total Area: 11,787 sq mi (30,528 sq km)
- Government: Parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarch
- Languages: Dutch (Flemish) 60%, French 40%, German less than 1% (all official)
- Religion: Roman Catholic 75%, Protestant or other 25%
- Date/s Visited: September 2014 (4 days)
Blog Entries:
- Bedazzling Belgium and the Big Bang theory (Part 1) (Flemish Brabant)
- Bedazzling Belgium: Of waffles and fries and the Belgian Beer Weekend (Part 2) (Brussels)
- Bedazzling Belgium: A walking tour around the capital of Europe (Part 3) (Brussels)
- Bedazzling Belgium: Of royal palaces and bizarre buildings (Part 4) (Brussels)
- Bedazzling Belgium: The 5th Annual Comic Strip Fest in Brussels – Fête de la BD (Part 5) (Brussels)
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